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GB2454408A
GB2454408A GB0902721A GB0902721A GB2454408A GB 2454408 A GB2454408 A GB 2454408A GB 0902721 A GB0902721 A GB 0902721A GB 0902721 A GB0902721 A GB 0902721A GB 2454408 A GB2454408 A GB 2454408A
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William Wesley Martin
Anthony Joseph Child
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
    • G06Q10/087—Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H3/00—Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of, work tools or instruments

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Abstract

An inventory control system for monitoring the removal and replacement of inventory items. The system includes a camera system (12) and a data processing device (24) arranged to receive signals from the camera system (12), said data processing device (12) including image recognition means (32) for analysing the signals received from the camera system (12) to determine the presence and/or absence of the inventory items.
GB0902721A 2006-09-07 2007-09-07 Inventory control system Withdrawn GB2454408A (en)

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GBGB0617604.4A GB0617604D0 (en) 2006-09-07 2006-09-07 Inventory control system
PCT/GB2007/003387 WO2008029159A1 (en) 2006-09-07 2007-09-07 Inventory control system

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